Ripley's Believe It or Not (3 of 10)
Right across the road from the Ferris wheel was a Ripley's Believe It or Not. There are more than two dozen of these 'odditoriums' around the world. It is called this because the things you find in these museums are odd, unusual, and unique.
On December 19, 1918, the first Believe It or Not!—then called “Champs and Chumps”—was published and featured a collection of sports oddities Ripley had saved. Soon after, in 1922, Ripley embarked on his first around-the-world trip and published his travel journals, which led to the very first Believe It or Not! book in 1929!
The first Odditorium opened in Chicago, Illinois, at the 1933 World’s Fair. Inside the museum were dozens of Ripley’s famous cartoons, live performers, and hundreds of strange and exotic artifacts Ripley acquired on his worldly travels.
Destiny under black light.
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